Architect and Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building,

Architect and Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business

Part narrative, part business book; Architect + Entrepreneur is filled with contemporary, relevant, fresh tips and advice, from a seasoned professional architect building a new business. The guide advocates novel strategies and tools that merge entrepreneurship with the practice of architecture and interior design.

The Problem:

Embarking on a new business venture is intimidating; you have questions. But many of the resources available to help entrepreneur architects and interior designers start their design business lack timeliness and relevance. Most are geared toward building colossal firms like SOM and Gensler using outdated methods and old business models.

If youâ€™re an individual or small team contemplating starting a design business, this is your field guide; crafted to inspire action.

The Solution:

Using the lean startup methodology to create a minimum viable product, the handbook encourages successive small wins that support a broader vision enabling one to, â€œthink big, start small, and learn fast.â€

Itâ€™s a unique take on design practice viewed through the lens of entrepreneurship and is designed to answer the questions all new business owners face, from the rote to the existential.

Questions about:
-Startup costs
-Business models (old and new)
-Marriage of business and design
-Mindset
-Branding & naming (exercises and ideas)
-Internet marketing strategies
-Passive income ideas
-Setting your fee
-Taxes
-Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
-Securing the work
-Client relations
-Software
-Billing rates
-Contracts

Building a business isnâ€™t a singular act; itâ€™s a series of small steps. Using the outline found in Architect + Entrepreneur you can start today. The chapters are organized to guide you from idea to action. Rather than write a business plan youâ€™ll be challenged to craft a brand and youâ€™ll sell it using new technologies. Follow the guide sequentially and youâ€™ll have both the tools and a profitable small business.

The Author

Award-winning architect, Eric Reinholdt has built his design practice, 30X40 Design Workshop using the strategies outlined in the book. He has successfully transitioned from an employee to architect entrepreneur and continues to refine his brand message, help other architects build their independent practice and serve his clients all from a Longhouse he designed for his family on Mount Desert Island in Maine.
Country USA
Manufacturer 30X40 Design Workshop Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-04-09
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	30X40 Design Workshop Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-04-09
Format	Kindle eBook

Architect and Entrepreneur: A Field Guide to Building, Branding, and Marketing Your Startup Design Business

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